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Chickamauga Lock Contract Canceled

Locks and Dams

Chickamauga Lock Contract Canceled

May 15, 2026

The Nashville Engineer District announced May 8 that it has terminated a contract with Shimmick Construction, based in Irvine, Calif., to construct the lock chamber at the Chickamauga Lock… Read More

WJ Talk: USACE Experts Debunk Deepfake Mississippi River Videos and Explain What the Data Really Shows USACE officials push back on deepfake Mississippi River videos

USACE officials push back on deepfake Mississippi River videos

WJ Talk: USACE Experts Debunk Deepfake Mississippi River Videos and Explain What the Data Really Shows

February 6, 2026

A wave of AI-generated “deepfake” videos about the Mississippi River has been circulating online—videos that claim, among other things, that the river is “losing water,” that agencies… Read More